There's no place like home for the Franklin Academy Huskies, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-39 victory over Saranac Lake on Tuesday. That's another feather in the cap for Franklin Academy, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Franklin Academy found their leader in underclassman Cameron Keating, who scored ten points. Another player making a difference was Garrett Osborn, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Saranac Lake's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mik Denkenberger, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and two steals, and Caleb Akey who scored nine points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Akey hasn't dropped below two steals for 16 straight games.
Franklin Academy pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Saranac Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Franklin Academy will take on Massena at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Massena focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 last Saturday. As for Saranac Lake, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Northern Adirondack at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Saranac Lake focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
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